Weather in Wakefield: Hour-by-hour forecast for Tuesday as temperatures to reach 30C in Wakefield
The district will see highs of 30C this afternoon, continuing a very warm bank holiday weekend.
The May bank holiday weekend saw a new UK daily temperature record for spring and May broken – with highs of 34C down at Kew Gardens.
Across Wakefield and the Five Towns, residents soaked up the uninterrupted sun, with temepratures reaching 32C yesterday (May 25) afternoon.
Today (May 26), the hot weather will continue however, there is the potential of light rain this afternoon.
The Met Office’s forecast for today reads: “Starting fine and dry with little cloud and light winds. By the afternoon some patchy cloud will develop, and there is a low risk of isolated showers in the afternoon. Some brisk easterly winds developing, feeling cooler along the coast. Maximum temperature 30C.”
The Met Office’s hour-by-hour forecast for Wakefield:
9am: Sunny, 24C
10am: Sunny, 26C
11am: Sunny, 27C
12pm: Sunny intervals, 28C
1pm: Sunny intervals, 29C
2pm: Sunny intervals, 29C
3pm: Sunny intervals, 30C
4pm: Sunny intervals with light showers, 28C
5pm: Sunny, 26C
6pm: Sunny, 24C
7pm: Sunny, 23C
8pm: Sunny, 21C
9pm: Clear night, 20C
10pm: Clear night, 18C
11pm: Clear night, 17C
12am: Clear night, 16C